Daniel BushWashington correspondent Watch: Republican senators express disappointment in DHS Secretary Noem Republican lawmakers are starting to break with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as the party scrambles to respond to growing public anger after two US citizens were killed by federal agents. But even as some Republicans in Washington speak…
Helen Sullivanand Ana Faguy,Minneapolis Watch: Moment Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar is attacked at town hall Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at a town hall she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said. Omar was uninjured and continued to…
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Roberto Schmidt/Getty The images emanating from Minneapolis have shocked Italians The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation that a…
Liv McMahonand Kali Hays,Technology reporters Getty Images TikTok has denied claims that its new US operations are heavily-controlling what users post after thousands reported glitches with the video streaming platform. In a response to the BBC, a spokesperson for TikTok US reiterated an earlier statement pointing to technical issues being the reason for problems since…
American content creators Jeremy and Cara have ranked the top 10 destinations in the UK that they think people should visit this year and they put Yorkshire at number one Cara was immediately drawn to Leeds (Image: The Magic Geekdom/YOUTUBE) American tourists have ranked the best places they have visited in the UK – and…
Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter EPA US President Donald Trump has deployed his “border tsar” Tom Homan to lead on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, after two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month. The White House has said Homan, who arrived in Minneapolis on Tuesday, will…
Ukraine’s DSNS emergency service/Kharkiv region At least one carriage of the passenger train was burning after the Russian drone attack in north-eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as “terrorism” a Russian drone attack on a passenger train that local officials say killed at least four people. Zelensky said another four people were missing…
Getty Images A former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP’s drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her. Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence – 18 months of which are to be served behind bars – and, according to local media, was ordered to pay Sandrine Josso €5,000 (£4,348)…
Gavin Butlerand Hyojung Kim,BBC World Service Getty Images The scandals Kim Keon Hee faces predate her husband Yoon’s ill-fated political career Two Chanel handbags, a BMW dealership and a controversial church will all be at the centre of a trial faced by South Korea’s former first lady this week. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of…
Vino Studio / Nineteen57 Events Taking to the catwalk in Ghana at the end of last year, Abena made a statement about the visibility of people with disabilities It was hard to miss 33-year-old model and writer Abena Christine Jon’el’s appearance at a recent major fashion show in Ghana. Walking the runway with her prosthetic…